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Christ Church Church of England Academy

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Philippa Foster

corporate_fareBRADFORD DIOCESAN ACADEMIES TRUST

location_onShipley, BD18 2NT

language Visit Website phone 1274410349

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

205

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Expected Standard

46%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Christ Church Church of England Academy is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Shipley, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 87% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Christ Church Church of England Academy is an academy sponsor led in Shipley, Bradford, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of BRADFORD DIOCESAN ACADEMIES TRUST. The school has approximately 186 pupils on roll, of whom 55% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 46% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 4% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #132 of 156 primaries in Bradford and #11,738 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 18.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.9 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

46%

LA 60%

Reading73% LA 73%

Writing65% LA 70%

Maths73% LA 71%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading65% LA 71% · Eng 74%

Writing65% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths58% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

48%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading54% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing68% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths59% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.2

Read

LA -0.6

-6.7 to -1.8

-0.8

Write

LA 0.1

-3.1 to 1.6

-5.5

Maths

LA -0.1

-7.8 to -3.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

27%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading33% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing70% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths60% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-5.0

Read

LA 0.4

-7.2 to -2.8

1.0

Write

LA 0.6

-1.0 to 3.1

-1.6

Maths

LA 0.8

-3.5 to 0.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 60%

Reading64% LA 71%

Writing80% LA 75%

Maths80% LA 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.6

Read

LA 0.2

-3 to 1.8

1.7

Write

LA 0.7

-0.6 to 4

2.4

Maths

LA 0.8

0.2 to 4.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

05 April 2022

Inspection Report

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12 October 2016

Inspection Report

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09 July 2015

Inspection Report

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25 February 2015

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2022-04-05

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2016-10-12

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2015-02-25

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.5%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.5%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 186 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.5%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	186	1	0.5%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	183	6	3.3%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	196	2	1.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	194	2	1.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	194	5	2.6%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	208	11	5.3%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	205	7	3.4%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	195	4	2.1%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	206	2	1.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	199	12	6.0%	0.5%	2
2021/22 (Autumn term)	193	14	7.3%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	201	11	5.5%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	200	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	200	6	3.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	212	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	212	2	0.9%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	207	14	6.8%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	229	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	219	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	211	2	0.9%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	226	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	222	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	212	3	1.4%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	225	1	0.4%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	212	1	0.5%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	209	5	2.4%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 29 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 11 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 7 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 6 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils